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Dog And Butterfly

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[Verse 1]
AThere I was with the old man, stranded againE, so off I ran
A yAsus2oung world crashing around me; no possibilities of gEetting what I needC#7  
He loF#moked at me and smiled, B  
said NoBsus4,      Bno,  no,  noBsus2,          B7sus2no,  nDo chilEd
[Chorus]
        See the dog and bAsus2utterfly, Up in the air he like to flAmaj9y
            G(no3rd)                            Dsus2                     Asus2  Amaj9  
        Dog and butterfly,                    Below she had to try
        She roll         bF#mack down to the warm, soft groC#mund,
        Laughing, ShF#me don't know whyB  
        She don't know why,         Dog and Dsus2ButterflyAmaj9  Asus2  
[Verse 2]
Well I stumAbled upon your secret place, Safe in the trees, Eyou had tears on your face
Asus2Wrestling with your desires; frozen stEangers stealing your firesC#7  
The mesF#msage hit my mind, B  
Only worBsus4ds that   BI          Bsus2      B7sus2could    DfinEd
[Chorus]
        See the dog and bAsus2utterfly, Up in the air he like to flAmaj9y
            G(no3rd)                            Dsus2                     Asus2  Amaj9  
        Dog and butterfly,                    Below she had to try
        She roll         bF#mack down to the warm, soft groC#mund,
        Laughing, to F#mthe skyB  
        Up to the sky,             Dsus2Dog and ButterflyAmaj9  Asus2  
[Bridge]
        C#mWe're getting older,     F#mThe worlDsus2d getting colderA  
            D                C(no 3rd)        G(no 3rd)  A
For the life of me, I don't know the reason why
C#m            E(no 3rd)  Dsus2       A
   Maybe it's living,        making us give in
    D                 C(no 3rd)   G(no 3rd)   A
Heart rolling in, taken back on the tide
          D                          C(no 3rd)   G(no 3rd)   A
We're balanced together; ocean     upon the sky
Csus2                    E7  E7sus4  E7
[Verse 3]
AnoAther night in this stange town, Moonlight holdinEg me light as down
Asus2Voice of confusion inside of me, begging to gEo back where I'm freeC#7  
F#mFeels like I'm through, B  
Then the old      Bsus4manB's wordBsus2s      B7sus2are      tDrueE  
[Chorus]
        See the dog and bAsus2utterfly, Up in the air he like to flAmaj9y
            G(no3rd)                            Dsus2                     Asus2  Amaj9  
        Dog and butterfly,                    Below she had to try
        She roll         bF#mack down to the warm, soft groC#mund,
        With a little teaF#mr in her eyeB  
        She had to try, She had to try,             Dog aDsus2nd ButterflyAsus2  
[Outro]
(chorus chords)
        Up in the air he like to fly
        Dog and butterfly, Below she has to try
        She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,
        Laughing, she don't know why, 
        She had to try, She had to try, Dog and Butterfly

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Dog And Butterfly

by Heart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C#7

F#m

Bsus4

Bsus2

B7sus2

Amaj9

Dsus2

C#m

Csus2

E7sus4

[Verse 1]

A E

There I was with the old man, stranded again, so off I ran

Asus2 E C#7

A young world crashing around me; no possibilities of getting what I need

F#m B

He looked at me and smiled,

Bsus4 B Bsus2 B7sus2 D E

said No, no, no, no, no, no child

[Chorus]

Asus2 Amaj9

See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

Dsus2 Asus2 Amaj9

G(no3rd)

Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

F#m C#m

She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

F#m B

Laughing, She don't know why

Dsus2 Amaj9 Asus2

She don't know why, Dog and Butterfly

[Verse 2]

A E

Well I stumbled upon your secret place, Safe in the trees, you had tears on your face

Asus2 E C#7

Wrestling with your desires; frozen stangers stealing your fires

F#m B

The message hit my mind,

Bsus4 B Bsus2 B7sus2 D E

Only words that I could find

[Chorus]

Asus2 Amaj9

See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

Dsus2 Asus2 Amaj9

G(no3rd)

Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

F#m C#m

She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

F#m B

Laughing, to the sky

Dsus2 Amaj9 Asus2

Up to the sky, Dog and Butterfly

[Bridge]

C#m F#m Dsus2 A

We're getting older, The world getting colder

D C(no 3rd) G(no 3rd) A

For the life of me, I don't know the reason why

C#m E(no 3rd) Dsus2 A

Maybe it's living, making us give in

D C(no 3rd) G(no 3rd) A

Heart rolling in, taken back on the tide

D C(no 3rd) G(no 3rd) A

We're balanced together; ocean upon the sky

Csus2 E7 E7sus4 E7

[Verse 3]

A E

Another night in this stange town, Moonlight holding me light as down

Asus2 E C#7

Voice of confusion inside of me, begging to go back where I'm free

F#m B

Feels like I'm through,

Bsus4 B Bsus2 B7sus2 D E

Then the old man's words are true

[Chorus]

Asus2 Amaj9

See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

Dsus2 Asus2 Amaj9

G(no3rd)

Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

F#m C#m

She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

F#m B

With a little tear in her eye

Dsus2 Asus2

She had to try, She had to try, Dog and Butterfly

[Outro]

(chorus chords)

Up in the air he like to fly

Dog and butterfly, Below she has to try

She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

Laughing, she don't know why,

She had to try, She had to try, Dog and Butterfly

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